cementing commission changes going into 2024
4 months ago
This is a followup journal to the one from a bit over a year ago about commission adjustments. Not of any interest to most of you but I'd just like to document this change for my own reference. Its helpful wrapping my head around years and years of work if I leave little reminders of where my mindset was around.
The October 2022 to April 2023 planned six month span of reduced workload was extended another six months. From October 2022 to October 2023 I reduced my normal workload of 5 pictures per 4 days to 3 pictures per 4 days. But this wasn't really a break. There were surrounding circumstances that meant I had around 25 hours a week committed to other things, so I was still just as busy overall.
Since then, with those prior surrounding circumstances finished with, I increased the rate for the last two months to 4 pictures per 4 days, mainly because I was sick a few times and that on top of holiday vacation time meant I was losing a lot of workdays so I wanted to increase the pace a bit.
But now, provided finances don't become desperate one way or another, I'm cementing the reduced 3 pictures per 4 days schedule. consistent break-less 4 day cycles like that with 5 pictures was really too much work in retrospect. I'm still not leaving gaps between batches (for now! who knows to what degree my lust for free time might degenerate!) but I think if its 3 pictures its going to be hugely different. I have grand ambitions of making comics and finally gassing up the long neglected engine of actually trying to improve my art with this new free time, but odds are I'll probably just be playing a lot more videogames. But really, after a decade (wow!) of pretty consistent and intense commission work, the idea of easing up a little sounds really nice.
As we enter 2024, I am going to do a final price bump. Mainly because I was in another country for a year and was seriously shocked upon getting home at how much prices for everything have gone up. I thought I'd never change my prices again but I'm really hoping this will be the last adjustment for years to come. Still thinking about how I want to change it, but it shouldn't be too dramatic.
Thats it, this should be the last journal for a long time. happy new year everyone!
The October 2022 to April 2023 planned six month span of reduced workload was extended another six months. From October 2022 to October 2023 I reduced my normal workload of 5 pictures per 4 days to 3 pictures per 4 days. But this wasn't really a break. There were surrounding circumstances that meant I had around 25 hours a week committed to other things, so I was still just as busy overall.
Since then, with those prior surrounding circumstances finished with, I increased the rate for the last two months to 4 pictures per 4 days, mainly because I was sick a few times and that on top of holiday vacation time meant I was losing a lot of workdays so I wanted to increase the pace a bit.
But now, provided finances don't become desperate one way or another, I'm cementing the reduced 3 pictures per 4 days schedule. consistent break-less 4 day cycles like that with 5 pictures was really too much work in retrospect. I'm still not leaving gaps between batches (for now! who knows to what degree my lust for free time might degenerate!) but I think if its 3 pictures its going to be hugely different. I have grand ambitions of making comics and finally gassing up the long neglected engine of actually trying to improve my art with this new free time, but odds are I'll probably just be playing a lot more videogames. But really, after a decade (wow!) of pretty consistent and intense commission work, the idea of easing up a little sounds really nice.
As we enter 2024, I am going to do a final price bump. Mainly because I was in another country for a year and was seriously shocked upon getting home at how much prices for everything have gone up. I thought I'd never change my prices again but I'm really hoping this will be the last adjustment for years to come. Still thinking about how I want to change it, but it shouldn't be too dramatic.
Thats it, this should be the last journal for a long time. happy new year everyone!
The economy is effecting us all so it shouldn't surpise anyone that artists need to increase their prices to make a living.
It's good to hear from ya and I hope 2024 treats us better than 2023!